IOA bogie ballast box wagon Profile and Models

3170 5992 043-7 at Crewe Basford Hall in May 2012. ©Dan Adkins

The IOA wagon is a type of high sided wagon designed to carry ballast and spoil. They were first put into use in 2009 and all carry the distinctive Network Rail engineers yellow colour scheme. They were given the unofficial fishkind name of "Mussel". IOA wagons have a maximum load capacity of 102 tonnes and typically travel in block trains of 10 wagons or more, delivering ballast to quarries.

(Information provided via Dapol)

Type of Vehicle	Box Wagons
Builder	Greenbrier Europe, Poland
Build Dates	2009
Total Built	120
Wheel Configuration	Axiom Rail TF25 Bogies
Operated By	Network Rail UK Freight Operators
Main Duties	Transport Ballast
In Service Until	Present
Surviving Examples	All in Service